Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COVID-19, Portugal’s Football Federation said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Juventus striker will miss Wednesday’s UEFA Nations League game against Sweden, but is “well, has no symptoms and is in isolation.” The federation added that the rest of the Portugal squad had undergone tests as a result of Ronaldo’s positive, but that they had all tested negative and would be available for the Sweden match. Five-times world player of the year Ronaldo appeared in his side’s 0-0 draw away to France in the Nations League on Sunday…
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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has charged the newly inaugurated members of the National Arbitration Policy Committee to come out with a comprehensive policy that will, among other things, ensure that domestic transactions originating and terminating in Nigeria are arbitrated in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice which was made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the statement the Minister spoke at the virtual…
The Presidential panel on Police Reforms has approved the 5-point demand of #EndSARS protesters. The approval came after a meeting between the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, with leaders and representatives of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria, human rights activists and the #EndSARS movement in Abuja Tuesday afternoon. A statement by the special adviser to the President, on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, noted that officials of the Ministry of Police Affairs and those of the Police Service Commission (PSC) were also present at the meeting that affirmed that the five-point demands of the protesters and the #ENDSARS…
Uganda says global coffee prices may increase as Brazil, the world’s biggest supplier, faces harsh weather. The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), the state-owned regulator of the industry, said in a tweet on Tuesday that the prices may get a boost from La Nina as the weather phenomenon threatens Brazil’s next crop. “After a bumper 2020 harvest, La Nina is escalating the risk of a decline in output next year as most crops endure scorching temperatures,” UCDA said. According to the International Coffee Organisation on Global Coffee Exports, Uganda is among the world’s top 10 producers and exporters of coffee.…
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced the setting up of a N200 million fund to compensate families of victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) killings. Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this while addressing the #EndSARS protesters at the Lagos House of Assembly gate, Alausa, Ikeja. The compensation fund will be completely supervised by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) appointed by members of the public. Sanwo-Olu called on the protesters to send the list of everyone that had fatal encounters with SARS in Lagos. He said that government would identify the families and ensure that they were compensated. The…
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of four nominees as Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The request which was contained in a letter dated October 12, was read at plenary by President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan. The letter reads: “Pursuant to Paragraph 14 of Part I(F) of the Third Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, I hereby forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of the following four (4) Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The nominees listed by the…
…As Makinde tells Police to stay back Death toll during the #ENDSARS protests in Oyo, has reportedly rose to three, compelling governor Seyi Makinde to ask operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, to take back seat. This the report says, is to allow other security agencies to take frontline stage to secure the lives of protesters. Makinde also held an emergency security meeting with heads of security agencies Sunday night in Ibadan, which agreed that the Police should take the back seat, while other security agencies, including a special security outfit of the State, Operation Burst, would be on the…
Ten people were reported dead amid torrential rains in Vietnam, bringing the total death toll from storms in the country to 28, local authorities said on Tuesday. “We have 12 reported still missing and grave concerns over 17 workers who may have been buried under a landslide. “Among the dead are 22 people who were swept away by floods, three crew members who drowned at sea, and three others who were electrocuted during a clean-up,’’ local authorities said in a report. Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue mobilised a helicopter to verify reports of a landslide that hit…
Our Beloved Girl-Child Global Foundation, an NGO, has called on the Federal Government, to give adequate attention to female education, towards building a greater global society and to promote gender equality in the country. Dr. Lilian Chinasa Obenwa, the president and founder of the foundation, made the call in an interview with newsmen to commemorate the International Day of the Girl-Child, celebrated annually on Oct. 11. The International Day of the Girl Child is to recognise girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world through sexual abuse and violence. Lilian said the youths, especially women and girls,…
Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria were in awe when the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) conducted some harvest operations on farm plots set up to demonstrate the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management and Best Planting Practices, one of the project’s agronomic recommendation toolkits. IITA-ACAI last year set up demo plots in various communities and villages in the state to allow local farmers compare root yields obtained from a cassava farm cultivated using the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management & Best Planting Practices toolkit (tagged demo), and those cultivated according to…